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White Earth is a tiny town of 506 people in Becker County, Minnesota. It's about 49 miles from Fargo, ND and 193 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $300 a month.
506people
$291kTypical home
$300/moRent
79° / 17°Summer / winter
49"Snow
227Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 506
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 148 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 49 mi to Fargo, ND
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,835/mo)
- Median rent $300/mo
- Median household income $17k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (673 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to FAR airport
- 199 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,486 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Becker County: R+33 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.